JOHN WILLIAM ORMISTON HOLMES (born 1904). M.B., B.S. (Lond.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.)

John William Ormiston holmes (born 1904) [Epsom College 1918-1922. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI] was the son of Dr A. M. Holmes, of Heanor, Nottinghamshire, and brother of Arthur Malcolm Holmes [Epsom College 1922-1926], and Squadron Leader Douglas Holbrook Holmes, A.F.C. [Epsom College 1925-1929]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Nottingham.

Willoughny Adams Clark (born 1904) [Epsom College 1918-1922. prefect. Rugby XV. Rosebery English Literature, Watts Science, Wakley and Gardiner Prizes] was the son of Dr W. Adams Clark, of Penge, South London, and father of Dr Robert William Clark [Epsom College 1944-1948]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Penge, South London, where he was also School Medical Officer for Penge Education Authority. He previously served as a Major in the Indian Medical Service.

Alan Sinclair McGowan (born 1904) [Epsom College 1918-1922] was the son of Dr J. S. McGowan, of Oldham, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at Manchester University, and went into general practice at Oldham, Lancashire. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Donald Herbert Bolton (1904-1984) [Epsom College 1916-1920] was the son of H. C. Bolton, ink manufacturer, of Sutton, Surrey. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Bexleyheath, Kent. He was a member of the Kent Local Medical Committee.

Justinian Hedley Bartlett (1904-1986) [Epsom College 1917-1917; re-entered 1919-1923. prefect. Rugby XV. Captain of Athletics] was the son of Dr H. C. Bartlett, of Saffron Walden, Hertfordshire. He received his medical education at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and St Mary’s Hospital. He went into general practice at Saffron Walden and later at Steeple Bumpstead, near Haverhill, Suffolk, where he was an Honorary Surgeon to Saffron Walden General Hospital. He qualified as a Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple.

Philip Malcolm Oxley (1904-1990) [Epsom College 1917-1921] was the son of Dr W. H. F. Oxley, of Poplar, East London, and brother of Colonel William Malcolm Oxley, R.A.M.C. [Epsom College 1920-1924], and Humphrey Leslie Malcolm Oxley [Epsom College 1922-1927]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Poplar, East London, and later at Winchester, Hampshire (1938-1959). During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C., in North and East Africa (1939-1945).

Frederick Alfred Blackwood (born 1904) [Epsom College 1918-1922] was the son of Dr William Blackwood, of Camborne, Cornwall. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and following medical qualification was appointed Honorary Surgeon at Durham County Hospital. After the Second World War he removed to Cornwall where he entered general practice at St Keverne (1948-1969). He continued his interest in surgery as Honorary Surgeon to the Redruth Miners’ Hospital.

Hubert Stephen Tibbits (1905-1979) [Epsom College 1917-1924. prefect] was the son of Dr Hubert Tibbits, J.P., of Warwick, and brother of Richard Harman Tibbits [Epsom College 1916-1920]. He received his medical education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Birmingham General Hospital (Birmingham University). He went into general practice at Warwick, and remained there for 44 years. He was appointed anaesthetist to the Warneford Hospital in 1933, and medical officer and anaesthetist to Warwick Hospital in 1935. He became the Coroner and Justice of the Peace for Central Warwickshire in 1943 and to the Borough of Warwick in 1949. In 1974, with the reorganisation of local government, he became Coroner for South Warwickshire. He was elected President of the Coroners Society of England and Wales (1953-1954). He served as a magistrate from 1950 until his 70^th birthday.

Geoffrey Gerard Gillam (1905-1970) [Epsom College 1913-1923. head prefect. Cricket XI. Hugh Vardon and Martin Prizes] was the son of Dr J. B. Gillam, of Holt, Norfolk. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Bungay, Suffolk. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Pat Brown (born 1905) [Epsom College 1920-1920] was the son of Dr R. B. Brown, of Howden, Yorkshire. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Redcar, Yorkshire, where he also served as Honorary Assistant Surgeon at the North Riding Infirmary, Middlesborough, and Honorary Surgeon at the Stead Memorial Hospital, Redcar. He was previously a Surgeon Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.

Geoffrey William Ayres (born 1905) [Epsom College 1919-1923. prefect. Rugby XV. Cricket XI. Hodgkin and Watts Science Prizes] was the son of Dr William Ayres, of Grantham, Lincolnshire. He was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to St Mary’s Hospital, where he passed the M.B. Examination with Honours in Surgery. He went into general practice at Chippenham, Wiltshire, and was Public Vaccinator for the Wiltshire County Council, Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Chippenham, and Medical Officer for the Chippenham Cottage Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (T.A.) (1939-1945).

George MacCormac Lendrum (born 1905) [Epsom College 1919-1923. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr J. B. Lendrum, of Oldham, Manchester, and brother of Dr John Denis Lendrum, V.R.D. [Epsom College 1920-1926], and father of John Lendrum, F.R.C.S. [Epsom College 1950-1954]. He received his medical education at Manchester University, and went into general practice at Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire.

Gilbert Pendrill Charles (born 1905) [Epsom College 1916-1921] was the son of Dr C. P. Charles, T.D., of Bournemouth. He received his medical education at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge, the Westminster Hospital, and Sydney University. He initially worked with the Southern Counties Laboratories at Bournemouth, but later emigrated to Kydrabah, Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia, where he entered general practice. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1946), and was mentioned in dispatches.

Terence Willoughby Herdman Porter (born 1905) [Epsom College 1915-1917] was the son of Dr Herdman Porter, of Faversham, Kent. He received his medical education at Exeter College, University of Oxford, and the Middlesex Hospital. He went into general practice at Faversham, Kent, and was Honorary Medical Officer at Faversham Cottage Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945). He later emigrated to Victoria, Australia.

William Davidson (1905-1993) [Epsom College 1916-1923. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr Samuel Davidson, of Kelso, Roxburghshire. He received his medical education at Edinburgh University, and went into general practice at Kelso, where he was also Physician to Kelso Cottage Hospital. While at Edinburgh University he was awarded an Athletics Blue.

Aubrey Robert Owen Denton (born 1905) [Epsom College 1917-1921] was the son of Dr G. R. Denton, of Cowes, Isle of Wight. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Cowes, Isle of Wight. He later emigrated to Alberta, Canada.

Samuel Charles Shakespear Cooke (born 1906) [Epsom College 1920-1923] was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel S. A. Cooke, I.A. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital. He was appointed First Assistant Medical Officer at Whipps Cross Hospital, but later emigrated to Western Australia. No further details known.

Peter Astley Cooper (born 1906) [Epsom College 1918-1924). Prefect] was the son of Dr W. H. Cooper, of Pendeen, Cornwall. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and entered the R.A.F. Medical Branch.

George Byng Grayling (born 1906) [Epsom College 1918-1918] was the son of Dr Arthur Grayling [Epsom College 1869-1876], and brother of Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Edward Arthur Grayling, R.A.O.C. [Epsom College 1913-1918]. He received his medical education at St George’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Leicester. During the Second World War he served as a Wing Commander in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945).

Robert George Goronwy Evans (born 1906) [Epsom College 1916-1925. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr O. J. Evans, of Penybont, Cardiganshire. He received his medical education at Cardiff Medical School (Cardiff University), and went into general practice at Abersoch, Caernarvonshire.

John Sell Cotman (1906-1965) [Epsom College 1916-1925. prefect. Rugby XV. Captain of Cricket XI] was the son of Dr Harold Hubert Cotman [Epsom College 1884-1892] and brother of Harold Peter Cotman [Epsom College 1941-1947]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Paddock Wood, Kent. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. John Sell Cotman was a descendant of the distinguished artist John Sell Cotman (1782-1842), leader of the Norwich School of British Painting (1821-1834).

Oliver Ive (1906-1994) [Epsom College 1920-1924. Rugby XV] was the son of Ernest Ive, civil engineer, of Redhill, Surrey, and brother of Dr Cyrus Ive [Epsom College 1913-1917]. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and was awarded the Jenks Scholarship of the Royal College of Surgeons. He went into general practice at Highgate, North London. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1940-1943).

Richard Deane Robinson (1906-1955) [Epsom College 1920-1924. prefect. Rugby XV. Gardiner Prize] was the son of Major-General W. H. B. Robinson, I.M.S., brother of William Douglas Robinson, O.B.E. [Epsom College 1921-1925], and father of Richard Brian Deane Robinson [Epsom College 1949-1953]. He won an Entrance Scholarship to St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he was awarded the Wix Prize. He went into general practice at Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. (1941-1946), and was awarded the D.S.C.

Ernest Heywood Protheroe Smith (born 1906) [Epsom College 1920-1925. prae.schol. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr E. Protheroe Smith, of Redditch, Worcestershire. He received his medical education at Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham (Birmingham University), and went into general practice at Redditch. He served as Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the Redditch District of the Worcestershire County Council, and was Honorary Surgeon at Smallwood Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (T.A.) (1939-1945).

Harold William Wykes (born 1906) [Epsom College 1920-1924] was the son of Dr W. H. Wykes, of Hugglescote, Leicestershire. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Quorn, Leicestershire. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Edward John Littledale (born 1906) [Epsom College 1919-1924] was the son of Dr H. E. Littledale, of Charing, Kent. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and joined the Royal Navy as a Surgeon Commander. He later went into general practice at Portsmouth, Hampshire, where he was also appointed Ophthalmic Clinical Assistant at Portsmouth Eye and Ear Hospital, and the Royal West Sussex Hospital, Chichester.

John Hanway Beale (1906-1971) [Epsom College 1920-1924] was the son of Dr H. R. Beale, of Retford, Nottinghamshire. He received his medical education at Keble College, University of Oxford, and Sheffield Royal Infirmary (Sheffield University). He went into general practice at Bardney, Lincolnshire.

Dermot Carr McClure (born 1906) [Epsom College 1915-1925] was the son of Dr C. T. McClure, of Koffy Fontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, and brother of Dr Charles Richardson McClure [Epsom College 1915-1918]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Sudbury, Suffolk. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Douglas Rutherford Gibson (born 1906) [Epsom College 1917-1922] was the son of Dr W. R. Gibson, of Cheadle, Manchester. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Bexley, Kent, where he was also Honorary Medical Officer to Erith and District Hospital. He emigrated later to Auckland, New Zealand.

William Neville Hine (1907-1977) [Epsom College 1922-1924] was the son of Dr H. F. N. Hine, of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, and brother of Dr Hugh Denys Raymond Hine [Epsom College 1926-1932], Dr Geoffrey Leonard Graham Hine [Epsom College 1931-1937], and Peter Conquest Hine [Epsom College 1938-1940]. He received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital, and went into general practice at Newark, Nottinghamshire, where he was Honorary Surgeon to the Newark and District Hospital, Radiologist at the Newark Infirmary, and the Newark Tuberculosis Clinic. He was also Public Vaccinator for the Newark District, and a member of the Nottingham Medico-Chirurgical Society. He served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. during the Second World War and was awarded the Military Cross.

Hubert John Clifford Page (born 1907) [Epsom College 1921-1926. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr W. T. Page, of Stoke Newington, North London, and brother of Walter Kenneth Drummond Page [Epsom College 1922-1930]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Aldershot, Hampshire, where he was also Honorary Anaesthetist at Aldershot Hospital.

William Malcolm Oxley (born 1907) [Epsom College 1920-1924] was the son of Dr W. H. F. Oxley, of Poplar, East London, and brother of Dr Philip Malcolm Oxley [Epsom College 1917-1921]. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the R.A.M.C. and was mentioned in dispatches. He was appointed Medical Officer for the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank, London, Medical Officer for Headquarters, the West London Administrative Staff, Hounslow, and the Royal Military School of Music, Twickenham.

Eric Humphreys Markby (born 1907) [Epsom College 1918-1924] was the son of Dr Herbert Markby, of Morley, Yorkshire, and brother of Herbert Alston Markby [Epsom College 1916-1918]. He received his medical education at the London Hospital, and went into general practice at Wimborne, Dorset, where he was also Medical Officer of Health for Wimborne, and Medical Officer for the Wimborne Cottage Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Major in the R.A.M.C. (T.A.R.).

John Burnell Great-Rex (born 1907) [Epsom College 1917-1925] was the son of Dr J. B. Great-Rex, of Plumstead Common, Greenwich. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Woolwich, South London. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945) and was mentioned in dispatches.

Antoine Marc Pierre Laconfugue Laurent (1907-1975) [Epsom College 1920-1924] was the son of Dr O. A. E. Laurent, of Holland Road, London, and brother of Dr Louis Philippe Eugene Laurent, F.R.C.P. [Epsom College 1920-1925]. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Putney Heath, South London, where he was also Anaesthetist for the Wandsworth Treatment Centre (L.C.C.). During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F. (1941-1946).

Douglas Russell Gray (born 1907) [Epsom College 1921-1926. prefect. Rugby XV] was the son of Dr Douglas Gray, of Bolton, Lancashire. He received his medical education at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and Charing Cross Hospital. He went into general practice at Bolton, Lancashire. During the Second World War he served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.

John Ingleby Wilson (1907-1941) [Epsom College 1921-1926] was the son of F. C. Wilson, dentist, of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. He received his medical education at University College Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C., but was drowned in Hampstead ponds in 1941. He was aged 34 years.

James Ian Mitchell Smith (born 1907) [Epsom College 1917-1925. prefect] was the son of Dr W. M. Smith, of Tean, Staffordshire. He received his medical education at King’s College Hospital. He served as a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. Medical Branch. He was a member of the London University Rugby XV.

Francis Montagu Day (born 1907) [Epsom College 1921-1922; re-admitted 1923-1925] was the son of Dr W. F. L. Day, of Truro, Cornwall, and brother of William Newcombe Day [Epsom College 1922-1927]. He received his medical education at St Mary’s Hospital, and was appointed Medical Officer of Health and Tuberculosis Officer for the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith, London. He was previously Deputy Medical Officer of Health for Buckinghamshire. He was a Fellow of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. (1939-1945).

Francis William Armitage Fosbery (born 1907) [Epsom College 1921-1925. prefect] was the son of Dr F. C. Fosbery, of Bath. He received his medical education at Bristol University. He served as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy.

John Bourchier Clampett Murdoch (1907-1943) [Epsom College 1921-1926] was the son of Dr John Murdoch, of Croydon, Surrey, and brother of John McKay Murdoch [Epsom College 1932-1937], and Dr James William Murdoch [Epsom College 1935-1938]. He received his medical education at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Croydon, Surrey. During the Second World War he served as a Captain in the R.A.M.C. but died on active service in Uganda, in 1943. He was aged 36 years.

Walter Joseph Tindall (born 1907) [Epsom College 1919-1926. prefect. Biology Prize] was the son of Dr J. B. Tindall, of Preston, Lancashire. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and went into general practice at Theale, Berkshire, where he was also a Clinical Assistant in the Medical Out-Patients Department of the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. He was a member of the Reading Pathological Society.

John Clayworth Spencer Wells (1907-2001) [Epsom College 1917-1925] was the son of Dr J. H. Wells, of Regents Park, London. He received his medical education at University College Hospital, and from 1936-1945 was in general practice in the Scilly Isles. During the Second World War he was an Admiralty Surgeon and Agent for the Islands. He left medicine in 1945 to paint full time from his studio in Newlyn. He visited Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, becoming assistant to the latter from 1949 to 1951. John Wells was very much one of the St Ives-Newlyn group of artists and was a founder member of the Crypt Group. He had exhibitions of his work in London, New York, Paris and Sao Paolo, and according to the artist Patrick Heron (1950) he was “certainly the most important abstract painter of his generation in Britain today.”

John Raymond Thornton (born 1908) [Epsom College 1921-1925. Rugby XV] was the son of J. R. Thornton, pharmacist, of Richmond, Surrey, and brother of Dr Reginald Marcus Thornton [Epsom College 1922-1928], and Dr Donald Nigel Thornton [Epsom College 1927-1932]. He received his medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital, and went into general practice in Harley Street. He was also Clinical Assistant in the E.N.T. Department at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and the E.N.T. Department of the Metropolitan Hospital. He was previously the Senior Surgeon attached to Royal Navy Transport.

Kenneth Swire Southam (1908-1997) [Epsom College 1921-1926] was the son of Harold Southam, cotton printer, of Lymm, Cheshire. He received his medical education at Guy’s Hospital, and went into general practice at Rowlands Castle, Hampshire (1933-1965). During the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the R.A.F.V.R. (1939-1945) as medical officer to No 4 Squadron.